title: Metastatic lentigo maligna melanoma.
abstract: An elderly woman presented with an advanced and ultimately lethal lentigo maligna melanoma after ignoring a precursor lesion present for several decades. Lentigo maligna melanoma can be lethal in the elderly. Early detection and treatment are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fewkes
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sober
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005153:Facial Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery